Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright

Sir Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright

Personal details
Born	(1817-12-26)December 26, 1817 London, England, United Kingdom
Died	December 23, 1897(1897-12-23) (aged 79) Ontario, Canada
Nationality	British
Profession	Diplomat, civil servant

Sir Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright, KCMG (December 26, 1817–December 23, 1897) was a British civil servant who held positions including Governor of British Guiana.

Kortright was baptised on January 8, 1818 at Saint Mary church in London. He was the son of Lawrence and Jane Maria Kortright. He died on December 23, 1897 in Ontario, Canada, three days before his eightieth birthday.^[1] Kortright was knighted in 1882.

From 1854 until 1857, he was the President of the British Virgin Islands.
From 1857 until 1864, he was Lieutenant Governor of Grenada.
From 1864 until 1872, he was Lieutenant Governor of Tobago.
In 1875 and again from 1876 until 1877, he was the Governor of Sierra Leone.^[2]
From 3 April 1877 until 13 December 1881, he was Governor of British Guiana^[3]

Political Summary

Government offices
Preceded by John Cornell Chads	President of the British Virgin Islands 1854–1857	Succeeded by Thomas Price
Preceded by Robert William Keate	Lieutenant Governor of Grenada 1857–1864	Succeeded by Robert Miller Mundy
Preceded by James Vickery Drysdale	Lieutenant Governor of Tobago 1864–1872	Succeeded by Herbert Taylor Ussher
Preceded by Jeremiah Thomas Fitzgerald Callaghan	Administrator of The Gambia 1873–1875	Succeeded by Sir Samuel Rowe
Preceded by Sir Samual Rowe	Governor of Sierra Leone 1876–1877	Succeeded by Horatio James Huggins
Preceded by William A. G. Young	Governor of British Guiana 1877–1881	Succeeded by William A. G. Young

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